Category Archives: FOSS

My first week with Kubuntu/Linux

Posted on 20 January 2026 by admin

I guess it is early days, but generally I would class the migration as a great success. There are not many caveats in this, I went hard this first week, and it can do all the things I want it … Continue reading →

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Vibe-Migrating, The Easy-Peasy way from Windows 11 to Linux

Posted on 14 January 2026 by admin

OK Maybe not so easy-peasy, but bear with me.. I sit here today writing my first blog from my new Linux desktop environment, feeling very satisfied that I no longer have any permanent ties to Windows. Two factors really made … Continue reading →

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The Power is On, Why Doesn’t it Work?

Posted on 5 April 2021 by admin

Yes, this is just another one of my totally biased perspectives on company efficiency, especially where related to its IT policies, procedures and systems. So again feel free to switch to another post or even better, check out one of … Continue reading →

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Industrial Display

Posted on 24 September 2020 by admin

Recently required some large character displays for displaying of a 4,5 and 6 digit number behind a customised dashboard prominently displayed in several locations in the factory, the digit must be readable from very far away and needed to be … Continue reading →

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USB Real-Time Clock for Raspberry Pi, etc

Posted on 13 December 2017 by admin

Unlike a PC the Raspberry Pi does not come with any sort real time clock. Usually this is not a problem as it is connected to the Internet and a simple poll of one of the many clock sources will … Continue reading →

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PT100 Control Board for Raspberry Pi. Completed!

Posted on 22 August 2016 by admin

I have recently completed this project. It has the same specification as the previous post however a few improvements have been made in light of new information. The board is intended to accurately control the temperatures of 4 wine tanks … Continue reading →

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Serial Port combiner for RFID station

Posted on 22 December 2015 by admin

I have a project where the HMI (Human-Machine Interface – ie the touch screen PC) is situated 20M from the station. Normally I would move the screen but this time it was not possible. The station has a printer and … Continue reading →

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Adding a Message Of the Day or Quote of the Day to your system

Posted on 19 October 2015 by admin

Got handed a nice SQL file a few years back, one which I slip into most of my applications and one that generates quotes of the day, (or Message of the day – MOTD) there are 1462 records or about … Continue reading →

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